Episode 13 - Michael Klim

“For me it all comes down to finding the purpose. What is your purpose? Whatever it may be, an event, sport, business, if you have that purpose it creates passion and if you have passion you can do anything. The other things will flow off it and then you can build a team, whatever it is, it starts with finding your purpose”

My special guest is Michael Klim. Michael is a legend of the swimming pool having competed in 3 Olympics which included 2 gold medals, 3 silvers and a bronze. He was a world champion and world record holder and has now continued with an impressive transition into the entrepreneurial world with his highly successful Milk & Co amongst a host of accomplishments since leaving the pool.

You will learn plenty from Michael Klim in episode 13 of the Talking with TK Podcast.

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

2:40 – Milk & Co 4:00 – Where the name Milk came from 5:49 – Who he is targeting with the brand 6:50 – Advice for guys in there 30’s 9:28 – Importance of evolving and learning 10:43 – Competition in the space 13:00 – Struggles 14:43 – Splitting time between Bali and Melbourne 15:57 – Pride in the brand 17:08 – Coming to Australia at 11 and being embraced as an Aussie 19:00 – Growing from disappointment at the 1996 games 21:02 – The team of champions 24:13 – Was there ever closed door swim offs 25:05 – Gary Hall Jr and swimming gold in the relay 26:00 – Breaking world records 27:43 – Retirement 31:13 – Chosen experiences in Bali 33:13 – Posters on his bed room wall growing up 34:10 – 5 people dead or alive he would invite to a private dinner party